Mr Dancer, who has been a vocal opponent of the proposed North Horsham development, said: “I’m delighted to be elected to represent Roffey North.

“I look forward to working with everybody in the ward whether or not they voted for me and to building strong and collaborative relationships with my colleagues on the council.”

Mr Britten added: “I would like to thank the electorate for putting their hopes and confidence in me. I would like to thank Jonathan for giving me tremendous support and the local Conservative team behind us. It’s been an immensely satisfying evening.”